Display Response Times

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Display response times show how fast the screen is able to change from one color to the next. Slow response times can lead to afterimages and can cause moving objects to appear blurry (ghosting). Gamers of fast-paced 3D titles should pay special attention to fast response times.

↔ Response Time Black to White

28.4 ms ... rise ↗ and fall ↘ combined

↗ 18.4 ms rise

↘ 10 ms fall

The screen shows relatively slow response rates in our tests and may be too slow for gamers.In comparison, all tested devices range from 0.8 (minimum) to 240 (maximum) ms. » 65 % of all devices are better.This means that the measured response time is worse than the average of all tested devices (25.4 ms).

↔ Response Time 50% Grey to 80% Grey

52.4 ms ... rise ↗ and fall ↘ combined

↗ 30.4 ms rise

↘ 22 ms fall

The screen shows slow response rates in our tests and will be unsatisfactory for gamers.In comparison, all tested devices range from 0.9 (minimum) to 636 (maximum) ms. » 86 % of all devices are better.This means that the measured response time is worse than the average of all tested devices (40.6 ms).

Screen Flickering / PWM (Pulse-Width Modulation)

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To dim the screen, some notebooks will simply cycle the backlight on and off in rapid succession - a method called Pulse Width Modulation (PWM) . This cycling frequency should ideally be undetectable to the human eye. If said frequency is too low, users with sensitive eyes may experience strain or headaches or even notice the flickering altogether.

Screen flickering / PWM detected

58000 Hz

The display backlight flickers at 58000 Hz (Likely utilizing PWM) .

The frequency of 58000 Hz is quite high, so most users sensitive to PWM should not notice any flickering.

In comparison: 51 % of all tested devices do not use PWM to dim the display. If PWM was detected, an average of 9643 (minimum: 43 - maximum: 142900) Hz was measured.

(±) The average temperature for the upper side under maximal load is 34 °C / 93 F, compared to the average of 30.7 °C / 87 F for the devices in the class Subnotebook.(±) The maximum temperature on the upper side is 42.8 °C / 109 F, compared to the average of 35.8 °C / 96 F, ranging from 22 to 57 °C for the class Subnotebook.(±) The bottom heats up to a maximum of 41.5 °C / 107 F, compared to the average of 40.1 °C / 104 F(+) In idle usage, the average temperature for the upper side is 26.3 °C / 79 F, compared to the device average of 30.7 °C / 87 F.(+) The palmrests and touchpad are cooler than skin temperature with a maximum of 31.2 °C / 88.2 F and are therefore cool to the touch. (-) The average temperature of the palmrest area of similar devices was 28.6 °C / 83.5 F (-2.6 °C / -4.7 F).

Apple MacBook Air 13.3" 1.8 GHz (2017) audio analysis

(±) | speaker loudness is average but good (77.7 dB)Bass 100 - 315 Hz(±) | reduced bass - on average 9.2% lower than median(±) | linearity of bass is average (11% delta to prev. frequency)Mids 400 - 2000 Hz(+) | balanced mids - only 3.6% away from median(±) | linearity of mids is average (9.7% delta to prev. frequency)Highs 2 - 16 kHz(±) | higher highs - on average 5.2% higher than median(±) | linearity of highs is average (8.4% delta to prev. frequency)Overall 100 - 16.000 Hz(+) | overall sound is linear (12.7% difference to median)Compared to same class» 11% of all tested devices in this class were better, 4% similar, 86% worse» The best had a delta of 8%, average was 20%, worst was 50%Compared to all devices tested» 8% of all tested devices were better, 2% similar, 90% worse» The best had a delta of 3%, average was 21%, worst was 53%

Apple MacBook 12 (Early 2016) 1.1 GHz audio analysis

(+) | speakers can play relatively loud (83.6 dB)Bass 100 - 315 Hz(±) | reduced bass - on average 11.3% lower than median(±) | linearity of bass is average (14.2% delta to prev. frequency)Mids 400 - 2000 Hz(+) | balanced mids - only 2.4% away from median(+) | mids are linear (5.5% delta to prev. frequency)Highs 2 - 16 kHz(+) | balanced highs - only 2% away from median(+) | highs are linear (4.5% delta to prev. frequency)Overall 100 - 16.000 Hz(+) | overall sound is linear (9.3% difference to median)Compared to same class» 1% of all tested devices in this class were better, 1% similar, 97% worse» The best had a delta of 8%, average was 20%, worst was 50%Compared to all devices tested» 2% of all tested devices were better, 0% similar, 98% worse» The best had a delta of 3%, average was 21%, worst was 53%